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Using Animoto Update
1. Using Animoto T.Cassidy – Kirk Hallam Community Technology College. With a few adaptations and updates by Alan Parkinson to include the new features added recently (in red) Using Animoto Getting started...
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5. Using Animoto 1 First go to the website www.animoto.com Click on sign up.
6. Using Animoto 2 Fill in the registration details Enter your e-mail and choose password etc.
7. Using Animoto 3 Click on the Get started. Choose a short or full length video. You will need to have an educator account, or update for $25 (about £17) for a year Your school might pay for this.
8. Using Animoto 4 Choose upload. (If you have an online photo account, such as Flickr, you can choose retrieve: again Flickr is likely to be blocked in schools.) Click on upload now.
9. Here’s the screen to select which FLICKR folder to use for the images. Choose the folder and click RETRIEVE Using Animoto
10. Using Animoto 5 To choose a picture from your folder click on it and click open. You can choose multiple files by pressing shift or control when choosing files. Alternatively, use the add more button.
11. Using Animoto 7 Click on continue. Using these buttons you can add more, rotate or delete images. This button allows you to put a special emphasis on any of your images, they are highlighted on the screen.
12. New Features: ADD TEXT This is added as an overlay to the image in an aesthetically pleasing way.... Using Animoto
13. Using Animoto Click the Add Text button, and choose where to place the text. The text will appear as either a title, or a smaller piece of text lower down the page, depending on your choice. Text can be edited. The text ‘appears’ over the image that follows the ‘T’ box
14. Using Animoto Time to choose a funky tune ( you could upload your own MP3). 8 Choose a genre. Choose a song and press select. New music is added from time to time.
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16. Using Animoto 9 Finally, give your video a title and description. Click generate. Choose save and continue.
17. Using Animoto 9 Animoto will now make your video. When this screen appears you can play your creation.
18. Using Animoto 10 What are these buttons for? Remix your video Email to friends Download in Quicktime format Upload to You Tube Upgrade to DVD (paid feature) Embed in a blog New iPhone option
19. Using Animoto Videos can now be sent to your iPhone There is also an app that can be downloaded for free to enable you to make videos on your iPhone
20. Using Animoto Click this link to get the free application from the iPhone app store...
21. Using Animoto 11 Tony’s Video You can download your video in Quicktime to play stand alone. If you fancied inserting it into a PowerPoint you would need to convert the video to an mpeg, avi or wmv file. www.zamzar.com will allow you to do this.